Restore column default to a setting of 1 instead of 2

[Guest]

My friend's Word has decided the default setting for Columns is "2" instead
of the "1" it's been until just lately. I can't find the solution to this
other than changing it every time for every document and that doesn't seem
right.


HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Does this occur in only one particular document? If yes, then
open the document, and click on Format | Columns | One | Apply
to: Whole document | OK. Even if "One" already appears to be
selected, click on it anyway.

Or does this occur in all new documents? If yes, then locate and
open your Normal.dot file as described in Method 1 in
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErrors/BlankDocNotBlank.htm . Click
on Format | Columns | One | Apply to: Whole document | OK. Even
if "One" already appears to be selected, click on it anyway. Type
a character or two and delete what you just typed. Save the
Normal.dot file and close it.